The Rockets starting 5 Tigers are in the prototype? The five major lineups are mixed! The offense and defense of the Aerospace City may be targeted

Now, the Rockets have basically confirmed three positions for the starting five Tigers. Shin Kyung should be the starter who is unstoppable, as well as their forward ace Durant and core point guard Amen Thompson. Due to Van Vreet's injury and absent, Amen Thompson could only change from a forward to a point guard. Although he does not particularly like the position of the No. 1 position, he is also the best player the Rockets can play now. Shepard has been improving, and many teammates have said that Shepard has been practicing hard this summer and hopes that this is the case, but compared with Amen Thompson, Amen is obviously more suitable to be the starting point guard of the Rockets.

Smith Jr. should occupy a front starter in the other two positions, so who will the last starting position be given? According to previous reports, Rockets' 32-year-old forward Dorian Finney Smith may miss some games at the beginning of the season due to injury, so he should be excluded from the starting lineup. For Ethan, he can actually play a certain role in the No. 2 position, but he is not good at shooting and does not have much ability to handle balls. If he serves as a substitute, with Ethan's ability, he will definitely be the core of the second team. Coach

Coach Uduka gave a lineup that he thought was very useful at the press conference the day before, which is also the so-called "five lineups". I believe everyone is already very familiar with it: point guard Amen Thompson, shooting guard Durant, two forwards are Smith Jr. and Shin Kyung, and Adams returned to the starting lineup to serve as the starting center. In every position of this lineup, the Rockets have an advantage in size, and the starting five tigers are very likely to be this lineup. Although Uduka did not clearly admit it, this is also the prototype of the best starting lineup that the Rockets can currently show.

But are there really no shortcomings in the "five lineups"? Actually, this is not the case. Let's look at the advantages first: under the "five lineups", the Rockets' body size must have an overwhelming advantage, and there are two scoring masters, Shin Kyung and Durant; although Adams and Amen Thompson do not have shooting skills, their defensive abilities are also top in the league; Smith Jr. offense and defense are all-round, and can make three-pointers from the outside, and now has developed a first-hand mid-range shot. In the front line and inside line, Smith Jr. can not only defend the opponent's arrow figures, but also protect the basket under the basket.

However, the shortcomings of the Rockets' lineup are also very obvious. The first is that their spatial attributes are very weak. Except for Durant and Smith Jr., the other three players are not good at shooting three-pointers at all. Amen Thompson and Shin Kyung both made less than 30% of their three-point shooting percentages last season, and Adams didn't make much three-point shot. Except for Amen Thompson's extremely fast speed, Durant's speed is relatively average. Shin Kyung, Adams and Smith Jr. are all center forwards. The three of them are slow and cannot run at all during offense and defense transitions.

If the opponent line up a small lineup, use outside shooting and breakthroughs to target the Rockets' "five lineups", Uduka does not have a good way to deal with it. Just like when the Rockets and Jazz were playing against each other, Boozer and Oku took turns to the outside to shoot three-pointers or mid-range shots. Although Yao Ming was a super center, he couldn't defend at all. On the outside, Deron Williams was extremely fast and very strong, and his breakthroughs and shooting on the outside also beat the Rockets' guards.

Therefore, if the opponent uses a "small and quick-smart" and shooting ability to deal with the Rockets' "five lineups", Uduka does not have many solutions.

If the "five lineups" are used in the new season, the Rockets will be mixed. Although size is an advantage, the Rockets' outside offense and defense may be directly targeted.